The Little Cyanide Cookbook; Delicious Recipes Rich in Vitamin B17 [Paperback]

June de Spain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2000

A professional nutritionist offers over 300 tasty recipes rich in the cyanide containing substance that many scientists believe is nature’s control for cancer. Cyanide, in minute quantities and in proper food forms, instead of being poisonous, actually is essential to health. 192-page book.

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"I recommend this cookbook highly to the families of all my patients. It's a life-saver." -- James Privitera, M.D., Covina, California

"Never before have such vitally nutritious recipes been so tastefully prepared. A masterpiece of practical culinary artistry." -- G. Edward Griffin, author of

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Amer Media; 2 edition (May 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912986379
• ISBN-13: 978-0912986371
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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156 of 159 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Title!, June 19, 2000

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David Bennett (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Cyanide Cookbook: Delicious Recipes Rich in Vitamin B17 (Paperback)

When my friends see this book on my bookshelf they often look puzzled. Perhaps they think twice about letting me cook for them! After all with a title like "Little Cyanide Cookbook," the book is bound to raise some eyebrows.

In reality this is a collection of recipes rich in cyanide containing foods, specifically amygdalin, which the author believes should be called `Vitamin B17.' This chemical is also known as `laetrile' which is the biggest name (some would say biggest shame) in alternative cancer therapies. Some scientists hold the theory that eating enough of these cyanide-containing sugars (which incidentally are anti-oxidants) will prevent cancer. Indeed many societies that are free from cancer (such as the Hunzas) consume quite a bit of these sugars. I have investigated the whole laetrile controversy for many years, which is why I own the book.

I can't say that I completely swallow all of the theory, but if you do, or are just investigating cyanide-containing chemicals as a cancer preventative, this book should be of use. The only drawback is that many of our favorite foods do not contain these "cyanogenic glycosides," so the recipes may be hard to put together. Also, many of the recipes call for ground-up apricot seeds, which are semi-legal and bitter tasting. For those wondering, there is no real danger of cyanide poisoning from the recipes that De Spain promotes. Some of the foods that contain cyanide which we eat everyday in large amounts are: lentils, millet, blackberries, raspberries, buckwheat, lima beans, and peas.

30 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, June 18, 2007

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Lori (Oregon Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Cyanide Cookbook; Delicious Recipes Rich in Vitamin B17 (Paperback)

Although it often seems a bit unfair to rate a book lower based on my expectations, that's where I'm going with this. I think my expectations might be similar to yours.

I expected this book to have healthy, mostly vegetarian recipes, so I was surprised that so many, many of them were for meat dishes. I couldn't use the book, so I passed it on to someone else immediately.

Many of the recipes also use a very small amount of ground apricot kernels sprinkled onto an otherwise ordinary dish, which doesn't seem like enough to qualify the dish as rich in B17.

I'd suggest learning which foods have B17, and doing a computer search for recipes for them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST add to any cook shelf!, October 3, 2009

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This review is from: The Little Cyanide Cookbook; Delicious Recipes Rich in Vitamin B17 (Paperback)

I Love this cookbook! Very, very informative and helpful to give examples of healthy ways to add B17 to your diet! Highly recommend it to all who want to ward off cancer ;0)